Editing Australian Capital Territory (section)

=== Climate ===
[[File:Autumn in Canberra.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Autumn foliage]] in [[Canberra]]]]
The territory has a relatively dry, continental climate, experiencing warm to hot summers and cool to cold winters.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/canberra/climate.shtml |title=Climate of Canberra Area |date=12 July 2009 |website=Bureau of Meteorology |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712100903/http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/canberra/climate.shtml |archive-date=2009-07-12 |access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref> Under the [[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system|Köppen-Geiger classification]], the territory has an [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'').<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.climate-data.org/oceania/australia/australian-capital-territory-905/ |title=Climate: Australian Capital Territory |website=en.climate-data.org |access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref>

January is the hottest month with an average high of 27.7&nbsp;°C.<ref name=":0" /> July is the coldest month when the average high drops to {{cvt|11.2|C|F}}.<ref name=":0" /> The highest maximum temperature recorded in the territory was 44.0&nbsp;°C on 4 January 2020. The lowest minimum temperature was −10.0&nbsp;°C on 11 July 1971.<ref name=":0" />

Rainfall varies significantly across the territory.<ref name=":0" /> Much higher rainfall occurs in the mountains to the west of Canberra compared to the east.<ref name=":0" /> The mountains act as a barrier during winter with the city receiving less rainfall.<ref name=":0" /> Average annual rainfall in the territory is 629mm and there is an average of 108 rain days annually.<ref name=":0" /> The wettest month is October, with an average rainfall of 65.3mm, and the driest month is June, with an average of 39.6mm.<ref name=":0" />

Frost is common in the winter months. [[Snow in Australia|Snow]] is rare in Canberra's city centre, but the surrounding areas get annual snowfall through winter and often the snow-capped mountains can be seen from the city. The last significant snowfall in the city centre was in 1968.<ref name=":0" />

Smoke haze became synonymous with the 2019/2020 Australian summer. On 1 January 2020 Canberra had the worst air quality of any major city in the world, with an AQI of 7700 (USAQI 949).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/03/canberra-chokes-on-worlds-worst-air-quality-as-city-all-but-shut-down |title=Canberra chokes on world's worst air quality as city all but shut down |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=3 January 2020 |access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location=Canberra Airport, ACT (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1939–present)
|metric first=Yes
|single line=Yes
|Jan record high C=44.0
|Feb record high C=42.2
|Mar record high C=37.5
|Apr record high C=32.6
|May record high C=24.5
|Jun record high C=20.1
|Jul record high C=19.7
|Aug record high C=24.0
|Sep record high C=30.2
|Oct record high C=32.7
|Nov record high C=39.9
|Dec record high C=41.6
|year record high C=44.0
|Jan high C=28.7
|Feb high C=27.7
|Mar high C=24.8
|Apr high C=20.5
|May high C=16.3
|Jun high C=12.5
|Jul high C=11.8
|Aug high C=13.5
|Sep high C=16.6
|Oct high C=19.9
|Nov high C=23.3
|Dec high C=26.3
|year high C=20.2
|Jan mean C=21.2
|Feb mean C=20.7
|Mar mean C=17.9
|Apr mean C=13.8
|May mean C=10.0
|Jun mean C=6.9
|Jul mean C=6.0
|Aug mean C=7.4
|Sep mean C=10.2
|Oct mean C=13.2
|Nov mean C=16.4
|Dec mean C=19.1
|year mean C=13.6
|Jan low C=13.7
|Feb low C=13.6
|Mar low C=10.9
|Apr low C=7.1
|May low C=3.7
|Jun low C=1.3
|Jul low C=0.2
|Aug low C=1.3
|Sep low C=3.8
|Oct low C=6.4
|Nov low C=9.5
|Dec low C=11.9
|year low C=7.0
|Jan record low C=1.6
|Feb record low C=2.8
|Mar record low C=-1.1
|Apr record low C=-3.7
|May record low C=-7.5
|Jun record low C=-8.5
|Jul record low C=-10.0
|Aug record low C=-8.5
|Sep record low C=-6.8
|Oct record low C=-3.4
|Nov record low C=-1.8
|Dec record low C=0.3
|year record low C=-10.0
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=58.5
|Feb precipitation mm=56.4
|Mar precipitation mm=50.7
|Apr precipitation mm=46.0
|May precipitation mm=44.4
|Jun precipitation mm=40.4
|Jul precipitation mm=41.4
|Aug precipitation mm=46.2
|Sep precipitation mm=52.0
|Oct precipitation mm=62.4
|Nov precipitation mm=64.4
|Dec precipitation mm=53.2
|year precipitation mm=615.2
|Jan precipitation days=7.3
|Feb precipitation days=6.7
|Mar precipitation days=6.9
|Apr precipitation days=7.3
|May precipitation days=8.4
|Jun precipitation days=9.8
|Jul precipitation days=10.5
|Aug precipitation days=11.1
|Sep precipitation days=10.2
|Oct precipitation days=10.4
|Nov precipitation days=9.8
|Dec precipitation days=7.7
|year precipitation days=106.1
|Jan sun=294.5
|Feb sun=254.3
|Mar sun=251.1
|Apr sun=219.0
|May sun=186.0
|Jun sun=156.0
|Jul sun=179.8
|Aug sun=217.0
|Sep sun=231.0
|Oct sun=266.6
|Nov sun=267.0
|Dec sun=291.4
|year sun=2813.7
|source 1 = Climate averages for Canberra Airport Comparison (1939–2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_070014_All.shtml |title=Climate statistics for Australian locations: Canberra Airport Comparison |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date=3 September 2011}}</ref>
source 2 = Special climate statements and climate summaries for more recent extremes<ref>
*{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_070351_All.shtml |title=Climate statistics for Australian locations: Canberra Airport |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]] |date=2 January 2020 |access-date=5 January 2020}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/statements/scs36b.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/statements/scs36b.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Special climate statement 36 – Unseasonal cold in southeast Australia |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |date=13 January 2012 |access-date=4 September 2014}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/month/act/archive/201209.summary.shtml |title=ACT in September 2012 |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |date=2 October 2012 |access-date=4 September 2014}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/month/act/archive/201212.summary.shtml |title=ACT in December 2012 |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=4 September 2014}}
*{{cite web |title=Special Climate Statement 43 – extreme heat in January 2013 |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/statements/scs43e.pdf |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=2 February 2013 |date=1 February 2013}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/month/act/archive/201310.summary.shtml |title=ACT in October 2013 |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |date=1 November 2013 |access-date=4 September 2014}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=122&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=070351 |title=Daily maximum temperature Canberra Airport |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]] |date=5 January 2020 |access-date=5 January 2020}}
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